A very good front-page piece came out in today’s Times-Picayune summarizing the difficulties faced by homeowners in Louisiana in regards to suing for the installation of Chinese drywall put in their homes. Featuring a timeline of the various tort reforms enacted over the years in Louisiana, the piece will give…
Good news emerged yesterday for residents of Louisiana with Chinese drywall. The State Tax Commission is allowing those slammed with the plight of owning homes with the defective wallboard to have their assessments reduced to reflect their degraded value. While some had worried before that the property tax assessments would…
Visiting Cape Coral, Florida, to see firsthand the Chinese drywall that has caused so much problems for residents of the Gulf Coast, Consumer Product Safety Commission Inez Tennenbaum had some positive things to share and an optimistic approach for governmental action in the future. NBC 2 in Florida reports Tennenbaum…
What’s often overlooked in the Chinese drywall matter is regardless on liability, many builders have been caught off-guard and hit hard by the faulty wallboard issue, even when homes they produced do not have the material. With an understandably cautious home-buyer base in the Gulf Coast, some builders are reaching…
A quick news bit from WWLTV regarding a very positive sign coming out of Habitat for Humanity in regards to drywall they used to build homes in the wake of Hurricane Katrina: “When we started hearing stories break in Florida about Chinese drywall, we had our drywall tested proactively, just…
State senators held court Wednesday while hosting Chinese drywall town hall meetings aimed at addressing concerns of members of the community regarding the toxic import. Dedicated to providing information to those with the faulty wallboard, or those who think they might have it, the town hall meetings were hugely popular,…
In order to be best prepared for hurricanes or to better understand your hurricane insurance provisions, having a glossary of key terms used in hurricane reports is a good idea. Courtesy of the Texas Department of Insurance and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, here is a list of helpful…
The second part of our series of Chinese drywall pictures features close-ups of what the corrosion looks like of piping and fixtures throughout a home that had the problematic material installed. Here you can see just how intricate and flawed the pipes can become as a result of an attic…
The Times-Picayune reports that the Chinese drywall meeting has been moved to tomorrow. At this meeting, Louisiana state senators will be available to answer questions regarding the faulty wallboard imported into the US and installed into in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Central to the meeting will be what homeowners…
The Berniard Law Firm was recently hired by a homeowner who fell into the unfortunate situation of having Chinese drywall installed in her home. As part of the case, an inspection crew was sent to the home to document all of the various problems, defects and elements of concern to…